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Method Development and Validation Guidelines Go to Top
- AOAC Official Methods Programme Manual A Policies and Procedures Guide for the Official Methods Program (OMA)
- AOAC’s Peer-verified Method Program Guide in ten steps for being granted acceptance of a method as an AOAC Peer-verified Method
- Analytical Procedures and Methods Validation Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Documentation with PDF option
- Bioanalytical Method Validation, Guidance for Industry US FDA
- Guidelines for submitting Samples and Analytical Methods Validation US FDA
- Guidelines for Successful SFC/MS Hot Articles Analytical Chemistry 1995, (67) 650A-656A (SFC supercritical fluidchromatography)
- Harmonized Guidelines for Single-laboratory Validation of Methods of Analysis PF file (IUPAC Technical Report)Pure Appl. Chem. Vol. 74, No. 5, pp. 835-855 (2002) 25/01/04
- A Practical Guide to Analytical Method Validation Hot Articles Analytical Chemistry 1996, (68) 305A-309A
- Setting Priorities for Nutrient Analyses (PDF), J. Food Comp. and Analysis 9(4): page 331-364; USDA in Key Foods
- Quality Assurance for Research and Development and Non-routine Analysis CITAC CITAC guideline for Analytical Researchers in method development
- Method Development, Capillary Electrophoresis for Food Analysis (Sample Chapter 1, PDF file): 9 Chapters Sample + 3 Appendices on actual Examples, R A Frazier, J M Ames and H E Nursten; see Royal Soc. Chem. page for Content and Price
- Method Development Guidelines SUPELCO (Sigma-Aldrich) HPLC and SPE Products for Pharmaceutical Analysis and Purification (PDF file)
- OSHA Protocols for Methods Evaluation with Index of Sampling and Analytical Methods
- Development and Validation Chromatographic Methods, see also its resourceful HPLC topics, Courses, LC-MS, FTIR on the left frame
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Selectivity in Analytical Chemistry (PDF) IUPAC 2001
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Validation of Chromatographic Methods (Reviewer Guide); FDA
- Training
- FAO/IAEA Training and Reference Centre for food and Pesticide Control -Microbiological, Mycotoxins, Pesticides, Radionuclides,Veterinary Drugs
- Validation of Analytical Methods for Food Control Full text PDF, Report of Joint FAO/IAEA, 1997
- World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) Standards (items under Research and Science) for prohibited substances in athletics and sports:
Good Laboratory Practices Go to Top
- Good Laboratory Practice [GLP] and Good Manufacturing Practice,[GMP] Excellent links in The Analytical Chemistry Springboard
- Dr. Cal’s Guide to Good Laboratory Practices
- GLP Online Clicking “Document online” gives a list of links to GLP documents from the US Food and Drug Administration and Environmental Protection Agency in Word 6.0 or ASCII formats
- Good Laboratory Practice Program
- Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Free Electronic documents (PDF) from the Chemicals Programme of OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
- Good Automated Laboratory Practices (GALP) US EPA
Official/Standard Test Methods Go to Top
Agriculture
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Forage Analysis ” National Forage Testing Association Recommends Forage Analyses Procedures”
- Pesticide Assays in SAFETY HEALTH ENVIRONMENT page
- Soil Survey Standard Test Methods Instructions on sample preparation and 24 standard physical and chemical test methods Department of Land and Water Conservations; New South Wales
Occupational Safety Health and Environment
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Inspection Manuals/Codes of Practice Direct-to-the-resource links including Methods, Standards, Quality Management of Foods Canadian Food Inspection Agency
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COMPENDIUM OF ANALYTICAL METHODS Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada 22/02/04
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OSHA links to Full texts for Validated Sampling and Analysis A very extensive list of methods linked to inorganic and organic substances with validated validated, partially, fully) sampling and analysis ranging from the more direct spectrometric (UV, IR, VIS, —), electrometric to separation-based methods (GC, GC/MS, HPLC (OSHA is the US Occupational Safety & Health Administration); reference to both validators and researchers
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NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods Methods list linking to Full text PDF files for organic and inorganic substances; list by Method Name (A-Z) and Method No (1-9999); NIOSH (US National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
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Sampling and Analysis methods for control of levels for certain Contaminants in Foodstuffs (aflatoxins) (Full text PDF) in REGULATIONS: WORLD-WIDE UP-DATES for Mycotoxins
- Test Methods, European Chemicals Bureau Full-text, PDF; Annex V – Testing Methods for physico-chemical proprieties, (Parts A) toxicity Part B), and ecotoxicity (Part C) e.g.
Water Analysis Full text
- Analytical Methods for Water US EPA
- Analytical Methods Developed by the Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water
- Analytical Methods for Drinking Water
- Drinking and Marine Water Methods
- Canadian Drinking Water Standards (PDF)
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Water Quality Standards, Criteria and Guidelines in Pesticide Tutorial; Pesticide Action Network, PAN
Material Testing
- Chemical Test Methods Test Methods Manual; Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC) 06/10/04
- Environmental Test Methods Test Methods Manual; Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC) 06/10/04
- Flame Photometric Methods Full text test methods: applications to determinations of metals and sulphate (indirect) in diverse samples; Sherwood Scientific Ltd
- Manual of Testing Procedures (11 Full text Chapters) Navigate from chapter page to page with a forward or reverse arrow; Texas Department of Transport
- Testing Chapters 1 – 8 (Soils – Coating and Traffic Materials) or
- Manual of Testing Procedures as printable (PDF) 1300 pages
Food, Pharmaceutical and Clinical Methods
- Free Full-text Standards (for foods)
- Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM) Online Includes BAM reagent protocols; U.S. Food & Drug Administration Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
- Compendium of Food Additives Specifications Addendum 7; Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee
- Food Additives -analytical techniques Identification tests, test solution preparations; FAO
- Inspection Manuals / Codes of Practice Canadian Food Inspection Agency) Direct-to-the-resource links including Methods, Standards, Quality Management of Foods e.g.
- ISI Laboratory Methods for Starch Over 40 full-text Standards in International Starch Institute; Science Park Aarhus, Denmark
- Codex Alimentarius Click menu from Official Standards
- Official Codex Standards: Food Standards (1966 – 2001) Click to full-text (PDF) Standards
- Chemistry Laboratory Guidebook Test methods used by FSIS Laboratories to support the Agency’s inspection program, ensuring that meat, poultry, and egg products; US DA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) 07/11/04
- Microbiology Laboratory Guidebook Current protocols for analytical tests (microbiological methods) required by regulatory activities on meat, poultry and egg products; US DA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) 07/11/04
- Enzymatic Bioanalysis and Food Analysis BOEHRINGER MANNHEIM Procedure Manual with 32 enzymatic experiments in HTML or PDF files
- Examination of Residues in Live Animals and Animal Products (Select English, content linked: PDF file) Analysis Report 2000 with citation of methods; The Swedish National Food Administration
- HPLC and SPE Pharmaceutical Applications SUPELCO (Sigma-Aldrich) Products for Pharmaceutical Analysis and Purification (PDF file)
- J. AOAC International Abstracts free online from 1995, Validated peer reviewed methods including inter-laboratory comparisons, Vol. 78, No. 1 – current issues
- Journal of Food Composition Analysis Abstracts free; Free Research Articles in Vol. 12, No. 1 1999
- Official Enzymatic Methods Approved by ISO, AOAC and other international bodies
- Standard Flavor Profile Methodology: The Example of Beer Flavor in Application Notes & Articles; Micronalytics
Sources of Test Standards Go to Top
- AOAC International, Official Methods of Analysis ”The Bible”, see Contents Vol I, II for the current issue, 17th ed.,
- ASTM Standards List of chemical, biomedical, physical and engineering standards linked to the scope, referenced documents and price per document, (The American Society for Testing and Materials)
- Recently Developed Methods, ASTM Standards Title Linked to Documents Summary; Search for Individual Standards (the page linked to ISO Certification and Accreditation Standards)
- EPA Manual of Manuals Manual of test manuals for analytes: abstract for each and list of analytes against method No: Organics Manual (+ supplements I, II, III), Metals Manual, (Supplement I), Inorganic Non-Metals and Marine & Estuarine
- ISO Standards List of International Standards by fields (e.g. Agriculture 65, Testing 19, Food Technology 67, Chemical technology 71) associated with two search options for the shopping Basket -in specific/general key words (e.g. nickel, analysis) or ISO Number for the test method; two search options for the Shopping Basket – by key words (e.g. comparison, accreditation) or ISO Number e.g. 17025; search results are limited to 500
- Standards, Requirements and Test Methods Unless specified, Standard No. and titles are linked to document summaries, e.g.
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (Standards) USA
- National/International Standard Microwave Methods Excellent reference for the subject see its Home page Sample Preparation Site
Resources
- ILAC and FASOR, see their organisation lists to explore Publications of other National and International Standard Institutions
(Certified) Reference Materials and Validation Issues Go to Top
Preparations, Research papers, Reviews
- Fresenius’ Journal of Analytical Chemistry
- Vol. 370 Issue 2/3 (2001) Abstracts only, Full excess upon subscription
- Electronic Supplementary Material 2001 Fresenius’ Journal of Analytical Chemistry, Full excess upon subscription
- Electronic Supplementary Material 1998 Fresenius’ Journal of Analytical Chemistry, Full excess upon subscription
- Fresenius’ Journal of Analytical Chemistry Vol. 352 Issue 1/2 (1995)
- GLEN Spectra Reference Materials Solution CRMs
- Method validation for speciation analysis (Titles online, Abstracts through ChemWeb.com)
- Methods Validation Program of the Institute of Nutraceutical Advancement: An independent laboratory that provides analytical and consulting services to the natural products industry
- Metrology in Chemistry (Titles online; Abstracts through ChemWeb.com)
- Trends in Analytical Chemistry Volume 18, nos. 9 & 10, September/October 1999 Special Issue
- Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 19, No. 2-3, February-March 2000 Special Issue
Databases
- Catalogue of Reference Materials from LGC Promochem -a reference materials supplier in Europe
- CRMs (Producers of) International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA
- Database of Natural Matrix Reference Materials IAEA
- Standard Reference Materials e.g.
- Standard Reference Materials SRMs; NIST Calibration Solution SRMs for the Determination of Organic Environmental Contaminants (PDF)
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National Composition Standards for Copper Alloys for BS EN, Old BS, ASTM & DIN Coppers and Copper Alloys
- Reagent Chemicals, 9th Edition, ACS Publication FREE View Online demonstrations, e.g. see Section Index in each e.g. indices’ Specifications for Reagent Grade, and Standard Reference Materials
- Reference Materials 8 Broad Categories for Chemical, Biochemical and Forensic Analyses, DNA Testing, Genetic Screening, Research and Method Validation LGC
- Reference Materials with prices for 11/10/04
- Water, Food and Agriculture, Soils, UV-visible CRMs
- SPEX Total Certified Reference Materials for Organic and Inorganic Spectroscopy and Chromatography
Guidelines for Accreditation & Proficiency Testing Go to Top
Standards, Accreditation & Quality Guideline Documents
- Accreditation Guidelines EA PUBLICATIONS (European Cooperation for Accreditation); PDF files
- Accreditation Guidelines (new & revised) (PDF) ; The European Cooperation for Accreditation
- Eurachem Guide 7 Guidelines for Laboratories on Accreditation, Proficiency Testing and Validation CLICK the “download the Guide”, PDF file
- EURACHEM/CITAC Guide Quantifying the Uncertainty of Analytical Measurement (html files)
- MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINY (not a guideline) A resource for Measurement UncertainyTHE Green Paper
- The ISO Standards Glossary (Titles) From ISO 1 to ISO 15001+ 14/12/03
- ISO Standards Developers Site
- ISO Guidelines for the preparation and submission of texts PDF files
- Traceability of Chemical Measurement Guideline by CITAC (Cooperation on International Traceability in Analytical Chemistry), PDF file
- Quantifying Uncertainty in Analytical Measurement Eurachem/CITAC guide, Full text
- Uncertainty of NIST Measurement Results Guidelines for Evaluation and Expression
- ILAC Publications standards and guidelines for Accreditation bodies (PDF): Guidance series (e.g. ILAC G13:2000 Requirements for the Competence of Providers of Proficiency Testing Schemes; ILAC G15:2001 Guidance for Accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 is the Guidance for accreditation bodies in accordance with ISO/IEC Guide 58) and Procedure series
- ISO/DIS 17025 (Broken link) (GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMPETENCE OF TESTING AND CALIBRATION LABORATORIES americanqualitycorp.com
- Analyzing Drinking Water MANUAL FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF LABORATORIES
- Clinical Chemistry REQUIREMENTS FOR ANALYTICAL QUALITY in Proficiency Testing CLIA
- Causes of Unsatisfactory Performance in Proficiency Testing Clinical Chemistry 2000;46:89-99; Free Full-text
- Forensic Laboratory Guidelines (PDF) Society of Forensic Toxicologists
- Codex Alimentarius Vol 1-13 General Requirements, Standards, and Sampling (PDF files), FAO/WHO Food Standards
- MANUAL FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF LABORATORIES ANALYZING DRINKING WATER
- Manual for Microbiological Certification of Drinking Water … PDF
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NIST Handbook 150:2001, NVLAP Procedures and General Requirements Final Draft (full text PDF file), one of the services the US NationalNVLAP Program-Specific Handbooks 150-1 to 150-21(21 PDF documents) The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)
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Protocol for the International Collaborative Exercises within the International Quality Assurance Programme; Proficiency test programme coordinated by the UN Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) Laboratory in Vienna will act as the coordinating centre for the international quality
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Proficiency Testing Program Standard (7 Chapters, PDF) in National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference, NELAC
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Support Institutions
- UNIDO Service Modules Among others include (i) Metrology, Standardization, Certification & Accreditation, and (ii) Continuous Improvement & Quality Management
Standard Institutions, Accreditation Bodies, Testing Services Go to Top
- AOAC International
- ILAC, International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Links: International/National Accreditation Bodies & Standards Organisataions including Proficiency Testing & Reference Materials Programs, Accredited Calibration & Testing Labs, Product Certification Bodies; comprehensive
- Institute for Interlaboratory Studies
- National Institute of Standards and Technology USA
- UKAS United Kingdom’s accreditation Service, see ISO/IEC 17025 UKAS Seminar
- Wageningen Evaluating Programmes for Analytical Laboratories see Publication list, Courses, etc
- Resources
- African Standards and Accreditation Organisations in CHEMISTRY IN AFRICA
- ISO 17025 Web, FASOR Technical Services Inc. Lists links comprehensively to International/National Accreditation Bodies & Standards Organizations pertaining to Proficiency Testing, Reference Materials, Accredited Calibration & Testing, Product Certification
Online Quality Assurance Journals Go to Top
- Accreditation and Quality Assurance Online and Print Journal with accessible Titles and Abstracts of current and past issues for non-subscribers and full papers (PDF files) for authenticated readers
- Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems
- Journal of Validation Technology Subscription required; has free Articles and Excerpts
- Labcert Bulletin 2000-1999 News on Certification and Accreditation; Office of Ground and Drinking Water; ; US EPA
- Laboratory Automation & Information Management
- Quality Digest: Articles May 2005 issue Why Your Lab Should Be ISO/IEC 17025-Accredited, Making the Climb to ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation 21/07/05
